MRI quality assurance using the ACR phantom in a multi-unit imaging center

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 966-972

  Ihalainen, Toni M ^a,b   Lönnroth, Nadja T ^a   Peltonen, Juha I ^a   Uusi Simola, Jouni K ^a   Timonen, Marjut H ^a   Kuusela, Linda J ^a,b   Savolainen, Sauli E ^a,b   Sipilä, Outi E ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

BRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79960544927     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.582515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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